Underslung Crane

These cranes are hung under the runway beams. Hence they are called underhung cranes or underslung cranes. These cranes are also known as Transfer Cranes, as they can transfer loads from one bay to another directly from the crane to crane.An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails seated on longitudinal I-beams attached to opposite steel columns by means of brackets. The traveling bridge spans the gap.Cranes are a family, the Gruidae, of large, long-legged, and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in three genera, Antigone, Balearica, and Grus.